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Gee, we're a judgemental lot. In the past we've had wife bashing and machete attacks. Captains knocking off other peoples wives, gamblers, drug addicts, dressing as paedophiles, embezzlers, you name it! He who casts the first stone...

Or the bit where it says we've shopped him around a couple of times for no result?

Or the bit where it says we've shopped him around a couple of times for no result?

Perfect practice makes perfect. Not just practice. The technique is still wrong. That's what worries many posters. Needs to guide the ball properly onto the boot and lose the high ball drop. Balance and technique are crucial. It can be done. Russell Roberson fixed his kicking as did many others by pure hard work. The other alternative is to just handball like Todd Viney and Alistair Nicholson did!

It's a fan site so objectivity isn't high on the agenda, but I don't know how anyone here could really garner much out of this game. Apart from Oliver and Watts I thought it was goddamn awful. Sure there were nice goals from Tyson, Garlett but so much of it was D grade bordering on F grade. I don't get the love for Frost. Can't kick, decision making is awful. Headless chook. Wagner and Hunt look a million miles away. Tom McDonald should spend all his time on learning basic skills. It is possible to run and kick at the same time. Overall, everyone says: yeah, it's only a practice game. But under less pressure and against reserve opposition, AFL standard players should be able to execute their skills at a far higher level than a normal game.

If you want to play him as the third tall you need him to defend, pressure the ball carrier. He's not there yet. Patience people.

Interesting indeed. I made exactly the same observation with my one and only training report. There the coaches were incessantly telling Salem to position himself. At the time I questioned his concentration/fitness.

Honourable four-goal loss. Will watch with interest.

He's a popular target. Did Stynes get the same scrutiny for employing Schwab?

Bill hasn't always been the most loyal of husbands if you know what I mean...

Was also there for a couple of hours. Here's a few random observations: Garland, Harmes and Tmac are three of the most vocal/encouraging in the group. Garlett was told to forget his left foot by Rawlings after a particularly bad attempt at goal. Ben K. worked particularly hard, so much so that he had a chunder during one exercise. Garlo was there to put an arm around him. Max Gawn is looking incredibly fit! Dom Tyson's kicking was quite ordinary. Many helicopter kicks. Jack Trengove looks ready to return to the action. Running at three quarter pace was solid. Coaches were regularly riding Salem hard for not getting into position. Fitness/concentration seems an issue. Pedo was looking dangerous up forward with a number of excellent marks. Frost is quick but skills are ordinary. Jack Viney is one single minded mudder effa! Works incredibly hard. When he yells out though his voice breaks like a pubescent teenager! His father is quite garrulous these days! Rawlings is an extremely positive influence around the group. Always encourages. Dean Kent and Hogan look particularly sharp during the drills. Tom Bugg looks like a mountain man. Then again he hails from Gembrook so no surprise!

So much love for Dunn. Leaders can't go missing as he did last year and has for much of his career.

We need a courageous gut runner to replace Cross. Think his contributions were a tad underrated.

Jones kicked a couple and kept Enright quiet in his 300th. More of that and he can retain a spot on the list.

What Wattsy should aspire to! No gut on Dylan Shiel!

Garland no. Was solid last season.

Funny Deluded you can find an oversized P, but can't find the shift button to use a capital letter to start a sentence?

Deluded... eh! Always said a society is as strong as its weakest members. Empathy demonlanders, empathy.

''Inside'' midfielder? Conjures up images of Prisoner.

Curnow related? Or perhaps the Dees are just feeding the chooks?

Wow, few posters have gone early! Next captain, blah blah. I know it's a fan site, and it is our job to fap over players, but maybe let's take a more measured approach and see how he develops?

If you think Dawes has trouble catching the footy then you'll be even more disappointed in Dunn. Not sure if I've ever seen him take an overhead mark. Not what you want as a chf.We need one mid to tall forward with pick 3 or 7. All those available to us are flawed. I hope Francis slips through.

Little bit art deco. Better than the last one!